[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8410 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8410

  To prohibit judges from issuing gag orders in certain circumstances.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2024

     Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mrs. Luna, Mrs. 
  Harshbarger, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Burlison) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit judges from issuing gag orders in certain circumstances.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Let Trump Speak Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON GAG ORDERS.

    No judge of the United States or of any State may issue a gag order 
to the defendant in any criminal or civil proceedings except to prevent 
the disclosure of confidential information provided in discovery, to 
protect the privacy of minors, or as part of a plea agreement.

SEC. 3. RIGHT OF ACTION.

    Anyone issued a gag order in violation of this Act may commence a 
civil action seeking injunctive relief in the appropriate United States 
district court.

SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed as limiting a judge's 
authority to issue orders to officers of the court.
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